Can any one tell me the actual doses of Alloxan or streptozotocin to induce diabetes?

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Ahmed R. G.

The mutagenic activity of STZ in mammalian systems was

demonstrated in rats (1 or 10 mg/kg bw), in mice (400 mg per

mouse) [83] and in V79 cells of Chinese hamster [24].Moreover,

STZ was found to be carcinogenic in rats, mice and hamster

[23,213,158,104,185,166].

- Also, you can read the following review:

Ahmed, R.G., 2011.

Evolutionary interactions between diabetes and development.

Diabetes Res. and Clin. Pract. J. 92, 153-167.

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2010.10.014.

Sumana Dutta

But I want to know the actual doses of those drugs?